# Crossref MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve structured metadata about academic publications, such as titles, authors, or DOIs. It solves problems related to searching and retrieving scholarly works by providing a query interface to the Crossref API. The tool takes search queries as input and returns metadata about matching publications, making it ideal for use cases involving academic research, citation management, or bibliographic data retrieval.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/botanicastudios-crossref-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/botanicastudios-crossref-mcp

## Description

A Model Context Protocol server that enables querying the Crossref API to search for academic publications by title, author, or DOI, returning structured metadata about scholarly works.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.93
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/g7odz8ewc2)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/botanicastudios/crossref-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "botanicastudios-crossref-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/botanicastudios-crossref-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/botanicastudios-crossref-mcp/pull`

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